AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich provides an update on AABP membership dues in this episode of Have You Herd? The mission of the AABP is to provide support, continuing education and advocacy for current and future veterinary professionals and the cattle they serve. The vision of AABP is to serve society as leaders in cattle health, welfare and productivity. 

The current AABP dues year is July 1 to June 30. This dues year was established by the AABP Board of Directors in 1983 to reflect the timing of the Annual Conference in the fall. Much has changed at AABP since 1983 which has resulted in CE offerings year-round. This includes the Recent Graduate Conference, webinars, podcasts, free online CE, online publications, and AABP seminars outside of our conferences. The board developed a task force to develop recommendations for changing the dues year to the calendar year. The reason for the change will be to align the dues year to our fiscal year, distribute staff workload more evenly throughout the year, and allow the organization to have a more consistent cash flow based on current expense cycles. The change in our dues year to the calendar year will take effect this year.

Veterinarian members, graduate students and registered veterinary technicians will have two options when renewing their dues which includes either a 6-month renewal at 50% of the annual dues rate, or an 18-month renewal at 150% of the annual dues rate. Members who select a 6-month renewal will be invoiced for the 2026 dues year in the fall/winter. Members who select an 18-month renewal will not be invoiced again until the fall of 2026. 

Gingrich discusses the three buckets of activity for AABP which includes continuing education, advocacy for cattle veterinarians, and support for the initiatives of the AABP Foundation. All buckets have increased greatly over the past several years with expanded CE options, increased advocacy on a state and federal level, and increased grants and scholarships administered by the AABP Foundation. 

Gingrich encourages all cattle veterinarians, graduate student veterinarian members and credentialed veterinary technicians to join our organization to support our efforts and take advantage of our resources. He also welcomes veterinary student members to join AABP to ensure they are eligible for student member benefits through AABP and the AABP Foundation.

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AABP peer reviewed journal The Bovine Practitioner

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